Primary care providers' use of pharmacist support for delivery of pharmacogenetic testing. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haga, Susanne B; Mills, Rachel; Moaddeb, Jivan; Allen LaPointe, Nancy; Cho, Alex; Ginsburg, Geoffrey S
• Is Part Of: Pharmacogenomics. Volume 18:Number 4(2017)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: delivery model -- education -- pharmacist consultation -- pharmacogenetic testing; Pharmacogenomics -- Periodicals; 615.1
• DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2016-0177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1462-2416

Abstract

Aim: To investigate provider utilization of pharmacist support in the delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.Methods: Two primary care clinics within Duke University Health System participated in the study between December 2012 and July 2013. One clinic was provided with an in-house pharmacist and the second clinic had an on-call pharmacist.Results: Providers in the in-house pharmacist arm consulted with the pharmacist for 13 of 15 cases, or about one of every four patients tested compared with one of every 7.5 patients in the on-call pharmacist arm. A total of 63 tests were ordered, 48 by providers in the pharmacist-in-house arm.Conclusion: These findings suggest that the availability of an in-house pharmacist increases the likelihood of pharmacogenetic test utilization.